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Fighting Hunger in Yemen

“Facing Unrest, Yemen’s Leader Says He Will Step Down in 2013” (news article, Feb. 3) highlights the often neglected story of Yemen. (..) The World Food Program has a plan to distribute rations to help Yemeni families under this heavy strain, but lacks funding from the international community. The United States and its allies could pay for two years’ worth of its operations in Yemen for a relatively inexpensive $77 million.